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Iliyana

Girl

Meaning of Iliyana: Bulgarian: 'bright'

Iliyana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Bulgarian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 11480th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#11480

7 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

143

First recorded 2005 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 6 babies2012: 10 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 7 babies2017: 7 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 7 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 9 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 7 babies
US babies named Iliyana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 12.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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